[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Protection Against Family Violence Act is the legislation under which Emergence Protection Orders are granted in Alberta. Section 2(1) of the Act defines EPO as: 2(1) An order under this section may be granted by a judge of...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Government of Alberta declared a State of an Emergency of March 17, 2020. The court were closed and open only for emergency matters which were defined as: 1) orders where there a risk of violence or immediate...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]The following information is updated as of April 10, 2020, please consult our website regularly for updates. We are receiving updates from the court regularly. What is happening in the courts at this time in light of...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Most of us do not know that the principle of best interests of the child is derived from the Article 3 of the UN Convection of the Rights of the Child. What does Article 3 say about...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]A peace bond is an order granted by the court for cases where the accused does not typically have a criminal record. It is an order granted as per section 810 of the Criminal Code of Canada. A...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Parental Alienation and or ‘Parentification’ is when typically, one parent is repeatedly denied access to the child by the other parent. The child often resides with the parent who is alienating the other parent. The parent being alienated...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] 2:05More laid off Calgarians in need of legal help but can’t afford it WATCH ABOVE: A Calgary non-profit legal group says they have seen a large increase in the number of people looking for legal advice who have lost...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]CALGARY -- Calgary family lawyers say they are struggling to advise their clients through unprecedented times as parents wrestle with custody orders and calls for social distancing to contain COVID-19. One divorced father says the coronavirus has disrupted his...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The owner of a Calgary trucking company involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash last April pleaded guilty to non-compliance charges in a Calgary court on Wednesday morning. Sukhmander Singh of Adesh Deol Trucking was facing non-compliance charges under...
